While this may not be the first time we’ve seen something like this happen, it is still a fun phenomenon.
The mission is the sixth in the Chang’e moon exploration programme, which is named after a Chinese moon goddess.
Massive new ‘town’ planned between Sandton and Waterfall, SA’s Three Ships Whisky wins world’s best, 7.4 magnitude quake hits Taiwan, Taylor Swift officially joins Forbes’ billionaire list, Mapisa-Nqakula has to hand herself in for arrest, and F1’s owner to take over MotoGP.
South Africa’s secret toll profits, Reddit is going public, Ex-Brazil player guilty of rape, First US spacecraft to land on moon in over 50 years, Inside a tourist trip to North Korea, and Tooth Fairy paying less for lost teeth due to high inflation.
If Thursday’s landing attempt goes according to plan, Intuitive Machines could become the first company to pull off a successful touchdown on the lunar surface.
By 2040, there could be more than one man on the moon.
All these designs may still be pie-in-the-sky ideas, but the innovation that goes into these concept cars often results in real-world improvements for those who drive their cars on planet Earth, so let the techies play.
This collaboration gives off strong ‘Fifth Element’ vibes.
we don’t have to be too concerned with the change yet, but at some point Bar-One will have to put out ads that claim their choccies give you energy for a 26-hour day.
At a time when the internet is littered with AI-created images that are hard to tell apart from the real deal, it’s clear that no one does it better than Mother Nature.
Perhaps we should be grateful that Putin has his eyes cast to the heavens as opposed to our own coasts.
Planetary scientists discovered a structure that weighs approximately 2.18 billion billion kilograms, and stretches for more than 300 kilometers in depth.
While there’s no man or rabbit on the moon, NASA says there might actually be something on the moon.
This guy might have gotten his rocks off on the space rocks, but the Hollywood-like crime caper came to an end when he eventually got caught by the FBI.
“Do we have a lady? Check. Do we have a black person? Affirmative. Do we have all the woke boxes checked for history-making and viral fame? It’ll do.”
This particular asteroid was predicted to return in 2026, and scientists at the European Space Agency’s planetary defence initially thought the return journey would put it on a collision course with Earth.
If everything goes as planned, humans will once again walk on the Moon in 2025.
The SLS lifted off from Kennedy Space Centre early Wednesday morning and sent the Orion spacecraft on a 25-day journey to the Moon and back.
Today is a pretty big day for NASA and, I guess, the world at large. For the first time in 50 years, NASA plans to launch a rocket that can ferry humans to and from the moon.
A video of Europa and Io making moves around the planet is so gorgeous that some have questioned whether it is real or not. Spoiler – it is.
Back in 2015, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket into space. It left its second stage behind, which is now on a collision course with the Moon.
The ‘Super Flower Blood Moon’ is visible in parts of the world today, with South Africans set to ogle the ‘Super Flower Moon’ tonight.
SpaceX had had some explosive problems with rocket prototypes before, but finally, the SN15 took off and landed with near perfection.
The space race between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, and in particular, the awarding of a NASA contract, has led us to the point where Elon is cracking penis jokes on Twitter.
Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is offering eight people the chance to join him on his mission to the moon on SpaceX’s Starship in 2023.
Water on the moon. Italy protests lockdown. SA’s richest cities. Saddam’s fugitive pal dies. What’s up with LSD killers? Kim K’s massive 40th. Adele in hot water.
The South African National Space Agency has teamed up with NASA to host a Deep Space Ground Station.
If you missed the latest supermoon, I’m afraid it was the last one of the year. Thankfully, there are pictures.
It’s Friday, so take a break and enjoy these epic pictures of the supermoon that lit up the night sky earlier this week.
Jeff Bezos has revealed his Blue Moon lunar lander, his plans for space travel, and the team he plans on using to do it.